Associate Site Activation Manager (Study Start Up) – Global Study Leadership
At IQVIA, our Associate Site Activation Managers play a critical role in bringing innovative medicines to patients faster. You'll lead global study start-up and site activation activities, partnering with sponsors, investigative sites and cross-functional teams to accelerate patient enrolment, drive successful study execution and influence site activation strategy across complex regional and global clinical trials. This is an opportunity to make a direct impact on study timelines and patient outcomes while working with some of the world's leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.
Why Join Global Study Leadership?
Global Study Leadership is a global, full-service team delivering clinical trials through both therapeutically aligned and customer-dedicated delivery models. You'll have the opportunity to support studies across a diverse portfolio including Oncology, Rare Disease, CNS, Cardiovascular, Immunology, Respiratory, Cell & Gene Therapy, Infectious Disease, Ophthalmology and Women's Health while partnering with leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology sponsors worldwide.
Working alongside experienced project leaders and global study teams, you'll help shape site activation strategies, navigate complex regulatory environments and deliver innovative solutions that support successful study delivery. Supported by a collaborative global network, mentorship, flexible ways of working and AI-enabled technology and data-driven insights, you'll have exceptional opportunities to broaden your expertise, expand your leadership impact and accelerate your career within one of the world's leading clinical research organizations.
What You'll Be Doing
As a key member of the project leadership team, you'll be responsible for the successful delivery of site activation activities across regional, multi-regional and global studies, ensuring regulatory, contractual, quality, timeline and customer objectives are achieved.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead site activation activities from study award through site activation, ensuring studies are positioned for successful patient enrolment and on-time delivery
- Develop and execute Site Activation Management Plans aligned to study strategy, scope, timelines and customer requirements
- Partner with sponsors, sites and cross-functional teams to drive study start-up, regulatory submissions, ethics approvals, contracting and country activation activities
- Provide strategic guidance on regulatory requirements, submission strategies and site activation approaches across diverse global markets
- Manage study timelines, risks, budgets, scope and operational performance, proactively identifying and resolving critical path challenges
- Build strong relationships with sponsors and investigative sites, delivering an exceptional customer experience and fostering long-term partnerships
- Drive issue resolution, stakeholder alignment and decision-making across countries and regions to ensure successful study execution
- Support bid defence activities, proposal development and study start-up strategy discussions for new business opportunities
- Mentor and support colleagues, contribute to process improvements and champion operational excellence across Global Study Leadership
What We're Looking For
- Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences, Healthcare, or a related scientific discipline
- 3+ years of experience in site activation, study start-up, regulatory affairs, clinical operations, or a related clinical research environment
- Experience leading regional, multi-country, or global site activation activities within a CRO, pharmaceutical, or biotechnology environment
- Strong knowledge of clinical trial regulations, ICH-GCP guidelines, ethics submissions, site activation processes and clinical trial agreements
- Proven success managing study timelines, risks, quality, budgets and operational performance across complex studies
- Demonstrated ability to build trusted sponsor and site relationships and effectively manage stakeholders in a global environment
- Strong negotiation, communication, leadership, problem-solving and project management skills
- Ability to navigate complex regulatory environments and deliver innovative solutions that accelerate study start-up
- Passion for advancing clinical research and helping bring life-changing therapies to patients worldwide
Build Your Future with IQVIA
If you're looking for a role that combines global study start-up leadership, strategic sponsor partnership, operational excellence and meaningful impact, we'd love to hear from you. At IQVIA, you'll have the opportunity to work on high-profile global clinical trials, collaborate with industry-leading sponsors, leverage innovative technologies and build a rewarding career within a global organization dedicated to transforming healthcare and improving patient outcomes worldwide. Working on some of the industry's most complex studies, you'll help accelerate study start-up, enable patient enrolment and play a vital role in bringing new treatments to patients faster.
IQVIA is a leading global provider of clinical research services, commercial insights and healthcare intelligence to the life sciences and healthcare industries. We create intelligent connections to accelerate the development and commercialization of innovative medical treatments to help improve patient outcomes and population health worldwide. Learn more at https://jobs.iqvia.com
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